Texas 138th State House District
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | −40.3% |
| 2008 | −30.7% |
| 2012 | −28.4% |
| 2016 | −12.1% |
| 2020 | −5.4% |
| 2024 | −8.5% |
| Year | Won | Democratic | Republican | Other | Margin | Swing | vs U.S. | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 44.8%Harris33,947 | 53.4%Trump40,420 | 1.8% | R+8.5 | R+3.1 | R+7.1 | 75,761 | |
| R | 46.7%Biden37,619 | 52.2%Trump41,987 | 1.1% | R+5.4 | D+6.7 | R+9.9 | 80,492 | |
| R | 41.5%Clinton27,229 | 53.6%Trump35,194 | 5.0% | R+12.1 | D+16.2 | R+14.2 | 65,677 | |
| R | 35.2%Obama22,328 | 63.5%Romney40,334 | 1.3% | R+28.4 | D+2.3 | R+32.2 | 63,488 | |
| R | 34.5%Obama21,233 | 65.2%McCain40,120 | 0.3% | R+30.7 | D+9.6 | R+38.0 | 61,526 | |
| R | 29.6%Kerry17,697 | 69.9%Bush41,827 | 0.6% | R+40.3 | — | R+37.9 | 59,864 |
Current officeholders
State legislative officeholder from OpenStates nightly current-legislator data.
The 2024 presidential margin was R+8.5, one of the narrower results among Texas's state house districts, compared with R+30.7 in 2008. No racial group formed a majority of its residents in the 2024 ACS 5-year, with Hispanic or Latino residents at 44%.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 40.3 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the district moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 8.5 points.
A population of 198,419, a 37% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $85,738 describe the district. The district's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of State House District 29 and State House District 150.
The state-house districts whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Texas 138th State House District. Akashic. https://akashic.app/sld-lower/48138/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.